Chapter 377: Global Awakening

Dozens of massive new creatures, half-plant and half-animal, appeared from all directions, quickly surrounding the entire platform. These were precisely those mysterious new species from the Southern Jungle; they had migrated to the Kunlun Mountains without anyone knowing when.

The new creatures extended countless vines and tentacles, connecting with each other to form a massive Energy Network. Their bodies emitted a peculiar green light, resonating with the Five Elements Energy on the platform, forming a temporary energy barrier that momentarily suppressed Mo Rui's attack power.

"These creatures..." Lin Xuan said in surprise, "They seem to be able to perceive and coordinate Five Elements Energy!"

A flash of insight crossed Ling Bo's eyes: "I understand! These new creatures are themselves a part of Diqiu's self-defense system!"

She quickly adjusted her mental bond, attempting to establish a connection with these new creatures. Surprisingly, these creatures immediately responded to her attempt, as if they had been waiting for this moment. Through the mental bond, Ling Bo successfully guided the energy of these creatures to flow into the Tianyuan Instrument.

"Everyone, pay attention!" Ling Bo commanded loudly, "Use the energy of these new creatures to restart the ritual!"

The five people immediately adjusted their energy output, coordinating with the Energy Network formed by the new creatures. The Tianyuan Instrument started up again, and the Five-Colored Light Pillar shot into the sky once more, even more powerful than before.

Xuan Qingzi took the opportunity to withdraw to the center of the Array, resuming his role as the guide. Although he was already severely injured, he still gritted his teeth and persisted, guiding the fusion of energy.

"No!" Mo Rui sensed the change in the situation and let out an angry roar, "I won't allow it!"

Discovering that their power was being suppressed by the new creatures' Energy Network, Mo Rui changed the target of their attack. The purple vortex split into five thin energy tentacles, which attacked the five Houxuanzhe themselves.

"Watch out!" Xu Feng shouted, but it was already too late.

The five energy tentacles pierced through the defenses like lightning, striking directly at the vital points of the five people. This was Mo Rui's desperate gamble—if they could not destroy the Tianyuan Instrument, then they would eliminate the people controlling it.

Li Yan immediately released blue flames to form a barrier, but the energy tentacles easily pierced through it, leaving a hideous wound on his chest. Shi Qi tried to harden her body using Earth Element energy, but was still struck in the left shoulder, and her entire arm went numb instantly. Xu Feng's Metal Element defensive array was shattered just as it unfolded, and a wound was slashed from his forehead to his chin.

The situations of Lin Xuan and Ling Bo were no better. Lin Xuan was pierced through the abdomen by an energy tentacle, while Ling Bo's right arm was almost completely torn apart.

All five were severely injured, but not one of them gave up or left their position. They gritted their teeth and persisted, continuing to channel energy into the Tianyuan Instrument.

"Why... do you still not give up?" Confusion appeared in Mo Rui's voice for the first time, "For the sake of this planet, is it worth paying such a price?"

Lin Xuan raised his head: "This is not just for Diqiu... it is also for the path of coexistence for all life in the universe."

"Just as Saide believed," Ling Bo said firmly, "sacrificing one side to save the other is not the solution."

The five looked at each other, seemingly reaching some kind of consensus. They simultaneously increased their energy output, not hesitating to burn their own life force. The light of the Tianyuan Instrument reached an unprecedented intensity, perfectly fusing with the Energy Network of the new creatures.

Xuan Qingzi sensed this change and immediately adjusted the method of guidance. This time, the Tianyuan Instrument no longer just formed a simple defensive barrier, but generated a more complex energy field—a balance system capable of stabilizing and repairing cosmic dimensions.

"This is... the Five Elements Balance Field!" Xuan Qingzi said in surprise, "It can not only protect Diqiu, but also..."

Before he could finish, the Five Elements Energy of the Tianyuan Instrument had already undergone a marvelous reaction with Mo Rui's purple energy. Diqiu's Five Elements Energy began to repair the unstable factors within Mo Rui's energy.

Mo Rui's energy vortex fluctuated violently, seemingly falling into extreme chaos: "This is impossible! This energy pattern... it is stabilizing our dimensional fluctuations!"

The spatial rift in the sky began to shrink, and Mo Rui's purple vortex also gradually calmed down. The Five Elements Energy of the Tianyuan Instrument continued to spread, not only covering Diqiu but also extending through the spatial rift into the dimension of the extraterrestrial civilization.

"We could have coexisted... if we had known such a possibility existed earlier..."

Lin Xuan braced his body and said to Mo Rui: "It is not too late to know now. Diqiu's Five Elements system is strong enough to help you stabilize your dimensions without sacrificing either side."

Mo Rui's energy vortex slowly contracted, re-condensing into a human form: "Perhaps... you are right. Saide saw possibilities that I did not."

As the Tianyuan Instrument continued to work, Mo Rui's attacks stopped completely. The purple energy and the Five Elements Energy reached a kind of balance, and a special symbiotic relationship formed between the two dimensions.

Xuan Qingzi nodded slightly in the center of the Array: "This is the true purpose of the Tianyuan Instrument..."

The Five Elements Energy of the Tianyuan Instrument fused perfectly in the center of the Array, forming a brilliant and dazzling Five-Colored Light Pillar. This pillar of light broke through all obstacles, shooting straight into the clouds, tearing through the cloud layer in the sky as if to pierce into the depths of the universe.

When this pillar of light came into contact with the special energy field formed after the collapse of the defensive network, an unprecedented energy resonance instantly spread across the globe. The Spirit Energy Network of the entire Diqiu began to vibrate violently, and then, with Tianmen as the center, a massive reorganization began.

"What happened?" Shi Qi asked in surprise; she could feel the peculiar rhythm coming from the earth beneath her feet.

Lin Xuan was equally shocked: "This feeling... Diqiu's Spirit Energy Network is becoming more orderly and more powerful!"

Mo Rui sensed the change in the situation, and the purple energy vortex fluctuated violently, emitting a violent aura: "Impossible! I will not let you succeed!"

He launched an attack with all his might, and dozens of thick purple energy beams shot out from the vortex, assaulting the Tianmen Platform like a rainstorm. However, this time, these attacks were slowed and deflected by some invisible force the moment they approached the platform, and were ultimately absorbed by the energy field formed around the Five-Colored Light Pillar.

"It is already too late, Mo Rui." Xuan Qingzi said calmly; his body became semi-transparent, merging with the energy of the Tianyuan Instrument, "A power far greater than we imagined has already awakened."

As the energy resonance continued to intensify, an astonishing change began to manifest on a global scale—Diqiu seemed to exhibit a kind of "consciousness"!

Practitioners all over the world could feel this change. Spirit Qi was no longer just passively flowing energy, but began to pulse rhythmically, like the beating of a massive heart.

In the Southern Jungle, those mysterious new creatures suddenly reproduced in large numbers and mutated and evolved at a speed visible to the naked eye. Their size increased rapidly, their body structures became more complex, and their energy fluctuations became more powerful. These creatures were directly connected to Diqiu's Spirit Energy Network, as if they had become the physical extension of this "awakened consciousness."